We invite all schools serving Grades 9-12 in the Kansas City Metro area to participate in the 2018 ESU National Shakespeare Competition.

The Competition provides teachers with a performance-based program for the study of English Language Arts and Shakespeare that satisfies Common Core State Standards. High school students from the area recite Shakespeare's monologues and sonnets and compete for the chance to win a trip to New York City.

We welcome all returning high schools to our 2018 Competition and especially encourage high schools who want to participate for the first time to join our Shakespeare Competition Branch Finals on February 25, 2018. For details on organizing a Shakespeare Competition in your high school, please Click Here.

Attention ESU Members And Teachers— Study Abroad, Return Home Inspired

Our English in Action-TLab programs will transport you to the famed campuses of England and Scotland where you will attend real classes with top professors at the University of Oxford, the University of Edinburgh, Shakespeare's Globe Theater, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.

Our one-week and three-week courses will immerse you in English-language studies in the place where they were born. As you study, you will explore the history and soak up the culture for a truly complete learning experience.

Here is a lineup of our courses for 2017. Click on each link for detailed information and application instructions:

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6th Annual British Gala Coming to KC!

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Brits International, a Kansas City-based non-profit
organization, is hosting their 6th Annual British Gala KC. All ESU members and Friends of ESU are welcome to attend this one-day festival of all-things-British!

The ESU Kansas City Branch will have an information table at the British Gala so be sure to stop by and say hello to our ESU volunteers! Bring your family and friends as there is something for all ages!

Taking Tea with Shakespeare

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Join ESU Members and Friends

Enjoy a lovely afternoon of British Tea and scenes from Shakespeare presented by the Leawood Stage Company.

The English-Speaking Union cordially invites you and your guests to an afternoon of Taking Tea with Shakespeare This program is brought to you by the Leawood Stage Company, Magna Carta & Royal Arms DBE Chapters and the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival.

There is nothing so quintessentially British as taking afternoon tea while enjoying the literature of Shakespeare.

Tea and a vast array of delectable tea sandwiches, scones and sweets will be served by the Magna Carta & Royal Arms Chapters of the Daughters of the British Empire.

You Are Invited to An ESU Tea Party Fit for a Queen

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Save the Dates!

The English-Speaking Union will be celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's birthday with An ESU Tea Party Fit for a Queen! All ESU Members and Friends of ESU are cordially invited to attend one of our biggest social gatherings of the year. An ESU Tea Party Fit For a Queen will again be held at Anna Marie's Teas in Liberty, MO.

Our ESU annual tea parties are very popular and have sold out for the last five years and we will have two seatings to accommodate all who want to attend.

Save the Dates:Friday September 29, 2017 at 6:00 pmSaturday, September 30, 2017 at 10:00 am

Check back on our website in the near future for further details on purchasing tickets.

Next Kansas City Tea & Literature Club Quarterly Meeting: April 10, 2017

Save the Date

Mark your calendar for the next meeting of the Kansas City Tea & Literature Club on Monday, April 10, 2017. The book is The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde and Portrait of a Lady by Henry James. The tea tradition we will be partaking of is English and as such we will have a light supper of assorted tea sandwiches and scones. We will be reading aloud from The Importance of Being Earnest!

All ESU members and Friends of ESU are welcome and encouraged to attend our quarterly Tea & Literature Club.

When: Second Monday of every third month. Next Club meeting: Monday, April 10, 2017